Reversible powder-puff



F. BORNHAUPT. REVERSIBLE POWDER PUFF. APPLICATION FILED MAY26, 1920.

Patented Apr. 19, 1321 5] n vento z forc/zceaf UNITED STATES 1 ..rE1\rrv OFFICE.

FLORENCE IBORNHAUPT, OF NEW YORK, N. Y., .ASSIGNOR TO MAURICE LEVY, OF NEWA YORK, N. Y.

REVERSIBLE POWDER-purr.

i Specification of Letters-Patent. Patented Apr. 19, 1921.

,Application led May.26,`1920. Serial No. 384,496.

improvements in powder puffs and more y particularly to a powder puff wherein the portion which is adapted for use in applying the powder to the flesh of the user is contained in a protector when not in use so that the puff may be readilyl carried loose in a handbag or the like and thus prevent the powder contained in the puff from coming in contact with other articles in the bag.

A further object of the present invention is the provision of a powder: puff so constructed that the part which contains the powder to be applied to the flesh of the user is arranged in asuitab-le protector when not in use and can be readily turned inside out so as to bring the powder puff into stant use when desired and when not in use will be disposed within the container `and thus prevent any germs or other contamination from coming in contact with the pu when not in use.

A further object of the present invention is ther provision of a. powder puff wherein the material by which the powder is applied to the flesh of the user is contained wlthin a protector and connected therewith in such a manner that when the powder puff is notl in use, the protector will entirely incloseVv the material of which the puii' is constructed and when it is Adesired to use the same, thei protector and puffl is turned inside out so as to expose the pulf upon the exterior of the protector and when not in use, the puff is entirely contained within the protector to preserve the same and also toprevent the powder contained therein from coming in contact with various articles with which it may be associated.

lith the above and other objects in view, the invention consists in the novel features and construction, the combination and arrangement of parts hereinafter more fully set forth, pointed out in the claims and `shown -inl the accompanying drawings, in

. Figuremlis a detailed perspective view of l a' powderfpufi constructed in accordance with my invention, illustrating the same in al partially opened condition,

Fig. 2 is a perspective view illustrating the pufl' .turned inside out, ready for applying powder to the fiesh of the user, and

Fig. 3 is a transverse sectional view ofthe device showing the powder puff entirely contained within the container.

Referring now more particularly to the drawings, the letter a indicates the body or Vprotector of my improved powder puff,

which is herein illustrated as formed in two separate sections of substantially circular form and sewed together for the greater part of their circumference las illustrated at a This body or protector a may be formed of any suitable material such as silk, satin or the like and thefree edges thereof which form the opening to the' interior of this body are doubled upon themselves and stitched together as shown at e, thus providing a suitable binding for the free edges of the body. Arranged within the body of the protector is the powder puff which includes in its construction, opposed members b, formed of any suitable material desirablel for the purpose and of substantially the same shape as the protector. The eircumferential edges of the sections of the puff are sewed together for a greater portion'of the circumference the same as the' protector 'and the puff sections are further provided with a lining c secured thereto and arranged upon the outside of the puff sections b and disposedl between the puff sections and the protector a. This lining c Ais used particularly to secure the. puif sections to the-outer sections of the body in case the puff sections should be of such material that they could not be readily secured to the outf* i side of the body by sewing or the like. The puff sections can iirst be' attached to the linin c and then through the medium of of loose material which could not be readily sewed to the outside casing. It will be noted that the edges of the puff sections b a sewed to the edges of the protector a so th..

when the protector is turned inside out, the pull' sections b will be likewise turned inside the lining attached to the bodyof the puff, in case the puif sections should be formed out so that the opposed faces of the puff sections will be arranged upon opposite sides of the protector when turned inside out as illustrated in F ig. 2.

In order to protect the seam or connection between the puff sections and the protection at each end of the opening, suitable reinforcing gores f are provided andv suitably stitched Aor otherwise secured to the protector and the puff sections as illustrated in Figs. 2 and 3, so that in turning the device inside 'out and returning the same to its normal postrips el are stitched to the edges of the puff sections Z) at the free edges thereof, as illustrated in Fig. 3, so as to suitably connect the opening of the protector with the opening of the puff sections.

In Figs. 1 and 2, the letter g indicates the' opening of the powder puff section and it will be noted that when the puff sections are contained within the protector a, the puff may be readily carried in a handbag or the like and thus protect the other articles in the bag with -which the puif is associated from coming in contact with the powder of the puff sections and the protector will also preserve the puff sections from being contaminated with germs or the like, so as to prevent them from vbeing brought into contact with the esh of the user.

What I4 claim is:

1. A device of the class described, including a protector, puff sections normally arranged within said protector, a lining member disposed between the walls of the protector and the puff sections, means 4for connecting the puff sections to the protector and reinforcing gores connected to the puff sections and portions of the protector as and for the purposeset forth.

2. A device of the class described, including a protector, 'puff sections normally arranged therein, lining portions for said putt' sections to' connect the same to the protector whereby said protector and puffsections may be turned inside out to expose the puff sectionsfupon the exterior. of the protector for use..

In testimony whereof Isafx my signature.

' FLORENCE BORNHAUPT. 

